Yeah, why not.


Syl Johnson, good band, smart slacks.


-- Edited by brazo de natillas at 00:15, 2007-02-10

Late 70s / early 80s cover version of late 60s protest song. Sadly it is impossible to find the original of this track which shows how "the man" looks down on those who care to express themselves as individuals instead of mindless serfs.

Enjoy anyhow.

Golcar CC wrote:

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Loved the Burrito brothers, this was great too (Older Guys). Gram really camps it up. The Sly was fantastic. Not heard him before but he's great.

Here's another 70s classic - the Rockford Files theme tune... and there ain't nothing wrong with that.

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I was going to post Older Guys as well. He camps for America in both the FBB clips. I guess that was the influence of the Stones, who he was hanging out with at the time. Some of those moves are pure Jagger ...

brazo de natillas wrote:

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Golcar CC wrote:

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The Sly was fantastic.

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Syl, as in Sylvester. My favourite bit is the series of steps executed by the trumpet player at about 4:13.

Enjoying the Rockford Files. Always thought the second harmonica bit could be discarded- passes up the opportunity to end with an odd chord and a cheeky still.

 

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 yeah soz my "bad" - was gonna check back as I had a feeling I'd plumped wrong Sly/Syl-wise but I'm knackered after driving back from Luxembourg today. Where they eat des "knacks"... a kind of pastry thing very nice.

Yeah you're probably right about the twiddles't cudda been made to the Rockford Files tune. It's only a minute after all so why repeat it... still more-ish tune without a doubt...

brazo de natillas wrote:

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Syl would forgive I'm sure.

You reckon the Rockford tops The Sweeney?; here with added Thames TV bit.

-- Edited by brazo de natillas at 00:23, 2007-02-14

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 You mean as a tune or as a show? Well I think the Files outdo the Todd on melody, though I like the titles to the Sweeney. As a programme I know that's up there with your whole clan. I barely remember it but what I've seen is good. I think that DVD releases of such shows are great because some of the really stand up. RFs does and the little I've seen of the TSwe that seems to too. Colombo, of which I had wonderful memories, is pure dross I'm surprised to say.

Which leads musically of course to the obvious: "I can't stand it/I think you planned it"

 

Old time mountain music with Earl Scruggs and (some famous) friends.

paichukka wrote:

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Of course, the genius of The Sweeney was the closing credits variation of the opening theme. Which one do you like better? Like trying to decide between Isabelle Adjani and Irene Jacob. Or Viv Richards and Ian Botham if you prefer.

Anyway, it's not YouTube, but it sure is entertainment:

http://www.glumbert.com/media/loveyoutender

You'd scarcely believe it was possible.

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From another planet indeed (How can I be sure you're not pretender?). Nowhere near as tight as the Syl set up...

Adjani v Jacob ... surely the finalists meanwhile would be Beart and Jacob ... Adjani wouldn't even make it past Marceau .

 

-- Edited by Golcar CC at 13:06, 2007-02-14

paichukka wrote:

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Of course, the genius of The Sweeney was the closing credits variation of the opening theme. Which one do you like better?

Anyway, it's not YouTube, but it sure is entertainment:

http://www.glumbert.com/media/loveyoutender

You'd scarcely believe it was possible.

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Slow version, obviously. Curiously unavailable on the net, at second glance.

Love You Tender: Extinct is the only way to go from there.

I can think of at least one member who'll appreciate a clip of Ween playing ...

... Piss up A Rope

Quicker than the recorded version, but you need this song in your life if you haven't heard it.

-- Edited by joel at 19:35, 2007-02-14

To all of you who have posted 1970s TV show theme tunes check this one from 1972 Bill Cosby's Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids - don't know if it made its way accross the pond to the UK but we certainly saw it in Aus. Slightly preachy I seem to recall. Anyway the theme tune was pretty good so here it is

Have just been listening to the Housemartins so I thought i'd share this nice litle clip. Great tune too. It's got all the trademarks, the sily dancing, the limelight hogging drummer intelligent lyrics and the belting tune. Plus Fatboy Slim!

Interesting too that the mickey-taking of the drummer in this video was potentially dangerous as "In 1993, drummer Hugh Whitaker was convicted of assault after attacking his former business partner James Hewitt with an axe after Hewitt had seemingly cheated him."




-- Edited by El Presidente at 08:47, 2007-04-13

brazo de natillas wrote:

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The Stanley Brothers
here
. Guitar player George Shuffler oddly reminds me of El Presidente. Only very different, older and more wholesome.

I'm also drawn to copy this Jonathan Richman nonsense across:
here, for gall and quirkiness.

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Interesting pairing that. Loved the Stanley brothers clip, the other one proves that there isn't a fine line between genius and insanity, but a yawning chasm.

I'll stick up a vintage Aussie clip from Mental as Anything (who like any foreign band are only famous anywhere else for their crappest and least representative song). This tune was produced by Elvis Costello and reminds me a lot of the Filth (legendary band that featured 2 Ljubljana Cricket Club players)

"I didn't mean to be mean"

-- Edited by El Presidente at 08:16, 2007-04-21

Because it's great.

Stevie Wonder does a drum solo